Features of CAP System Inspection

A CAP System Inspection1 comprises of:

-utilization of standardized checklist and inspection dates for all sites

-integration criteria2 to ascertain that a common system is used to carry out inspections

-a pre-inspection meeting with a CAP inspection specialist to obtain relevant details and knowledge, and to assist the team leader in forming a team that is suitable in size and goal

-a CAP inspection specialist being present at the respective venues during the inspection to allow for a systematic management and communication

-allocation of one inspector to one inspection team of similar disciplines

-a post-inspection international consolidation meeting and a final report to determine system-level feedback

-a CAP system inspection document to indicate the laboratory’s accomplished performance

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1. College of American Pathologists. (2008). Features of a CAP System Inspection. Retrieved June 14, 2008, from http://www.cap.org/apps/cap.portal?_nfpb=true&cntvwrPtlt_actionOverride=/portlets/contentViewer/show&_windowLabel=cntvwrPtlt&cntvwrPtlt{actionForm.contentReference}=laboratory_accreditation/system_inspections_features.html&_state=maximized&_pageLabel=cntvwr
2. College of American Pathologists. (2006). Qualifying for a System Inspection. Retrieved June 14, 2008, from http://www.cap.org/apps/cap.portal?_nfpb=true&cntvwrPtlt_actionOverride=%2Fportlets%2FcontentViewer%2Fshow&_windowLabel=cntvwrPtlt&cntvwrPtlt%7BactionForm.contentReference%7D=laboratory_accreditation%2Fsystem_inspections_qualify.html&_state=maximized&_pageLabel=cntvwr

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